L'Homme de la Mancha
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L'Homme de la Mancha is Jacques Brel
's eleventh studio album. Released in 1968, it is the cast recording
of the French adaptation of The Man of la Mancha
by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. Brel adapted the book
, translated the lyrics, directed the production, and played the role of Don Quixote. This was the only time he ever adapted songs by other writers or appeared in a stage musical. Joan Diener
, who played Dulcinea
in the original 1965 production, reprised the part in this production. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons
by Barclay
(980 817-5).
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
's eleventh studio album. Released in 1968, it is the cast recording
Cast recording
A cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. An original cast recording, as the name implies, features the voices of the show's original cast...
of the French adaptation of The Man of la Mancha
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote...
by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion. Brel adapted the book
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
, translated the lyrics, directed the production, and played the role of Don Quixote. This was the only time he ever adapted songs by other writers or appeared in a stage musical. Joan Diener
Joan Diener
Joan Diener was an American theatre actress and singer with a three-and-a-half-octave range.Born in Columbus, Ohio, Diener majored in psychology at Sarah Lawrence College and moonlighted as an actress while still a student...
, who played Dulcinea
Dulcinea
"Dulcinea del Toboso" is a fictional character who is referred to in Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. Seeking the traditions of the knights-errant of old, Don Quixote finds a true love whom he calls Dulcinea. She is a simple peasant in his home town, but Quixote imagines her to be the most...
in the original 1965 production, reprised the part in this production. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons
Boîte à Bonbons
Boîte à Bonbons is a 16-CD box set compilation of the recorded songs of Jacques Brel. Also known as Coffret intégral 2003 "Boîte à bonbons", this limited edition box set was released to mark the 25th anniversary of Jacques Brel's death. The box set includes 15 albums remastered from the original...
by Barclay
Barclay Records
Barclay Records is a French record label founded in the mid-1950s by Eddie Barclay under the alias, Edouard Ruault. Eddie Barclay also founded the Riviera label in the early-1950s....
(980 817-5).
Track listing
| Track | Title | Translation | Vocals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "L'homme de la Mancha" | The man of la Mancha | Brel, Calon |
| 2 | "Un animal" | An animal | Diener |
| 3 | "Dulcinéa" | Dulcinéa | Brel, The Muleteers |
| 4 | "Vraiment je ne pense qu'à lui" | I'm only thinking of him | Navarre, Arnaud, Paquet |
| 5 | "Le casque d'or de Mambrino" | Golden helmet of Mambrino | Brel, Provins, Calon |
| 6 | "Chacun sa Dulcinea" | To each his Dulcinea | Navarre |
| 7 | "Pourquoi fait-il toutes ces choses" | Why does he do these things? | Diener |
| 8 | "La quête The Impossible Dream (The Quest) "The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha... " |
The quest | Brel |
| 9 | "Sans amour" | Without love | Clavel, The Muleteers |
| 10 | "Gloria" | Gloria | Mestral, Diener, Calon |
| 11 | "Aldonza" | Aldonza | Diener, Brel |
| 12 | "Le chevalier aux miroir" | Knight of the mirrors | Mauvais, Brel |
| 13a | "La mort/Dulcinea (reprise)" | Death/Dulcinea (reprise) | Brel |
| 13b | "La Quête (reprise)" | The Quest (reprise) | Brel |
| 13c | "L'Homme de la Mancha (reprise)" | The man of la Mancha (reprise) | Brel, Calon |
| 13d | "De Profundis (reprise)" | Profundis (reprise) | Brel, Diener, Calon, Navarre |
| 13e | "Le Final (reprise)" | Finale (reprise) | Diener, All the Prisoners |
Credits
- Jacques BrelJacques BrelJacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
– producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, translationsTranslationTranslation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
, Don Quixote - François RauberFrançois RauberFrançois Rauber was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel...
– arrangementsArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
, orchestra conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble... - Mitch LeighMitch LeighMitch Leigh is an American musical theatre composer and theatrical producer best known for the musical Man Of La Mancha.-Biography:Leigh was born in Brooklyn, New York) as Irwin Michnick...
– composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... - Joe DarionJoe DarionJoe Darion, was an American musical theatre lyricist, most famous for Man of La Mancha.Darion was born in New York City and died in Lebanon, New Hampshire.-External links:* at the Internet Broadway Database...
– book and lyrics - Joan DienerJoan DienerJoan Diener was an American theatre actress and singer with a three-and-a-half-octave range.Born in Columbus, Ohio, Diener majored in psychology at Sarah Lawrence College and moonlighted as an actress while still a student...
– Dulcinea - Armand Mestral – The Innkeeper
- Constance Arnaud – The Housekeeper
- Marguerite Paquet – Antonia
- Jean-Claude Calon – Sancho Panza
- Louis Navarre – Pedro
- Jacques Provin – Barber
- Manuella Miranda
- Jeanine Grenet
- Jean Mauvais
- J. L. Tristan
- S. Hennion
- Gérard Clavel
- J. Salamero
- M. Jarry
- M. Caza
- L. Bernardo
- Luc Simon – set design
- Gerhardt Lehner – audio engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Jean-Marie Guérin – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Alain Marouani – photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...